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Lymphangiography to treat postoperative lymphatic leakage: a technical review. [PDF]

, 2014
In addition to imaging the lymphatics and detecting various types of lymphatic leakage, lymphangiography is a therapeutic option for patients with chylothorax, chylous ascites, and lymphatic fistula.
Kim, Soo Hwan, Ko, Heung Kyu, Lee, Edward Wolfgang, Park, Jihong, Shin, Ji Hoon, Sung, Kyu-Bo   +5 more
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Anesthesia Preoperative Clinic Referral for Elevated Hba1c Reduces Complication Rate in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is risk factor for complications after orthopedic surgery. Objectives: We tested the hypothesis that anesthesia preoperative clinic (APC) referral for elevated glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) reduces complication rate ...
Breakwell, Susan, Kallio, Peter J., Nolan, Jenea, Olsen, Amy C., Pagel, Paul S., Topp, Richard   +5 more
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Obesity as a risk factor following cadaveric renal transplantation [PDF]

, 1990
Obesity has generally been thought to increase the risk of operative mortality and postoperative complications in surgical patients. No data examining obesity as a factor in cadaveric renal transplantation were available.
Hakala, TR, Holley, JL, Lopatin, WB, Shapiro, R, Starzl, TE, Tzakis, AG   +5 more
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Goal-directed therapy in intraoperative fluid and hemodynamic management. [PDF]

, 2013
Intraoperative fluid management is pivotal to the outcome and success of surgery, especially in high-risk procedures. Empirical formula and invasive static monitoring have been traditionally used to guide intraoperative fluid management and assess volume
Gutierrez, Maria Cristina, Liu, Hong, Moore, Peter G   +2 more
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Pre-operative pulmonary assessment for patients with hip fracture [PDF]

, 2010
Hip fracture is a common injury among the elderly. Although patients who receive hip fracture surgery carry the best functional recovery compared to other treatment modalities, the presence of postoperative pulmonary complications, such as atelectasis ...
I.-L. Lo, C.-W. Siu, H.-F. Tse, T.-W. Lau, F. Leung, M. Wong   +5 more
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Preparation for anesthesia of patients with concomitant lung pathology and a high risk of developing postoperative pulmonary complications

Вестник анестезиологии и реаниматологии, 2020
The objective: basing on published data, to highlight the main issues of preparation of patients with concomitant lung pathology and a high risk of developing postoperative pulmonary complications for planned surgical interventions.Results: changes made ...
K. N. Khrapov, M. G. Kovalev, S. S. Sedov   +2 more
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Clinically Significant Thromboembolic Disease in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Incidence and Risk Factors in 737 Patients. [PDF]

, 2017
Study Design:Retrospective cohort study. Objectives:Describe the rate and risk factors for venous thromboembolic events (VTEs; defined as deep venous thrombosis [DVT] and/or pulmonary embolism [PE]) in adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery.
Bess, Shay, Burton, Douglas, Diebo, Basel G, Hart, Robert, International Spine Study Group (ISSG), Iyer, Sravisht, Kelly, Michael P, Kim, Han Jo, Klineberg, Eric O, Lafage, Virginie, Mundis, Gregory M, Schwab, Frank, Sciubba, Daniel, Shaffrey, Christopher I, Smith, Justin S   +14 more
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Association of preoperative systemic corticosteroid therapy with surgical outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2019
BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients are at an increased risk of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the risks and benefits associated with preoperative steroids in COPD ...
Samer Abou Arbid, Habib El-Khoury, Faek Jamali, Hani Tamim, Hassan Chami   +4 more
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Clinical variables of preoperative risk in thoracic surgery

São Paulo Medical Journal
CONTEXT: Pulmonary complications are the most common forms of postoperative morbidity in thoracic surgery, especially atelectasis and pneumonia. The first step in avoiding these complications during the postoperative period is to detect the patients that
Ivete Alonso Bredda Saad, Eduardo Mello De Capitani, Ivan Felizardo Contrera Toro, Lair Zambon   +3 more
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Multiple Machine Learning Approaches Based on Postoperative Prediction of Pulmonary Complications in Patients With Emergency Cerebral Hemorrhage Surgery

Frontiers in Surgery, 2022
ObjectiveThis study aimed to create a prediction model of postoperative pulmonary complications for the patients with emergency cerebral hemorrhage surgery.MethodsPatients with hemorrhage surgery who underwent cerebral hemorrhage surgery were included ...
Xiaolei Jing, Xueqi Wang, Hongxia Zhuang, Xiang Fang, Hao Xu   +4 more
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